Intramuscular (subfascial) vascular spindle cell lipoma. A case report.
Spindle cell lipoma is a distinct type of lipoma characterized by replacement of mature fat by collagen forming spindle cells. It is a benign lesion occurring chiefly in males older than 45 years and affects the subcutaneous tissues in the regions of the shoulder and posterior neck. Deep-seated (intramuscular) spindle cell lipomas are probably uncommon tumors and to date only two cases have been reported in the literature. A new case of a vascular variant of spindle cell lipoma in an intramuscular (subfascial) location is presented and the differential diagnosis is discussed.
Lidang Jensen
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Department of Pathology, Skive Hospital, Denmark.
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D000368:Aged; D001132:Arm; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles